TV Show · Crime · Documentary

What begins as the trip of a lifetime ends in horror. This chilling series dives into real cases where dream holidays turned deadly, exposing the lies, violence, and unanswered questions that followed. From honeymooners murdered in paradise in Mauritius and Antigua, to backpackers whose Australian adventure ended in tragedy, each episode unpacks how seemingly safe escapes became crime scenes. Through haunting archive footage, CCTV, police records, and raw, emotional interviews with those left behind, the series reconstructs the final days of victims such as travelers Mia Ayliffe-Chung and Tom Jackson, killed in Australia in 2016. With expert analysis and relentless investigation, it asks the unsettling questions: were these deaths preventable—and did justice ever truly catch up?

2013 · 44m

EPISODE 1

Estepona, Spain

Andrew Bush (48) was murdered in cold blood by his Slovakian ex-girlfriend Mayka Kukucova (24) in the early hours of April 5th 2014, when he arrived at his rented villa in Estepona, Spain with his new girlfriend Maria Korotaeva (20) for a romantic weekend away together.
EPISODE 2

The Outback Killer - Mia and Tom's Story

This episode uses witness and family testimony to explore the heart breaking events, which led to the senseless deaths of 20 year old Mia Ayliffe-Chung and her would-be-hero, 30 year old Tom Jackson; at a working hostel in Queensland, Australia on August 23rd, 2016.
EPISODE 3

Dumfires, Scotland

This episode explores the tragic case of Jean Hanlon, a 53-year-old mother of three from Dumfries, Scotland who went missing on Monday, March 9th 2009 on the Greek Island of Crete.
EPISODE 4

Antigua and Mauritius

This episode explores how two honeymooning couples, on perfect island holidays, ended in tragedy - with one unsolved murder, a shocking shooting and four families devastated.

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Murder in Paradise

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What begins as the trip of a lifetime ends in horror. This chilling series dives into real cases where dream holidays turned deadly, exposing the lies, violence, and unanswered questions that followed. From honeymooners murdered in paradise in Mauritius and Antigua, to backpackers whose Australian adventure ended in tragedy, each episode unpacks how seemingly safe escapes became crime scenes. Through haunting archive footage, CCTV, police records, and raw, emotional interviews with those left behind, the series reconstructs the final days of victims such as travelers Mia Ayliffe-Chung and Tom Jackson, killed in Australia in 2016. With expert analysis and relentless investigation, it asks the unsettling questions: were these deaths preventable—and did justice ever truly catch up?

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